Well i was reading some post a week or so ago... it was about completly killing the VDC,so i went and bought myself the full 350Z manual from a friend that had sold his Z.. it ended up costing me 20$...(not the manual that comes with the car) anyway i got to work and built a switch to kill the VDC completly(read that post for more details about how it kills it)Anyway as jason said he wasn't sure if it would be able to be switched complelty off without the car off... i guess it does... anyway it just used the extra space and fitted a switch i got from home depot and put an LED behind it... if anybody is interested in purchasing it... id rate it a 4 out of 10 for the complexity of the installation (1 being EASY) i can replicate this switch for about 18$+ shipping (i'll include some easy instructions)... if your interested either PM me or just respond to this post, any questions will be answered to the best of my abilities. and im somewhat new to this thread so i dotn know hot to post pics.. although pics wont accomplish much(because i dind't take them while installing it, i just did took a picture after and it just shows a clear switch with an LED) i will add some to my cardomain website if enough people are interested
origional post https://my350z.com/forum/2003-2009-nissan-350z/138480-how-do-you-disable-vdc-completly.html

my car webpage www.cardomain.com/id/vsilverstreakv

~~~~Also i DO NOT KNOW if anybody has pattented this switch but i built it myself so please tell me if its been sold before...~~~~~~

 

what do you mean with less breaks?

 

Umm, it's a switch; you can buy them anywhere... lighted even.

Am I missing something? It'd be nce if you just did a short tech write-up about how to do the project (what wire to switch) and the like. If it's just one wire that you switch, anybody could do it with a switch of their choice from an auto parts store. If you still want to sell a kit to those less technically inclined, more power to you, but post up a DIY for those of us with some skills.

 

He's probably referring to the obvious fact that the brakes do not interfere with the VDC disabled.

 

Breaks of acceleration (the VDC kicking in) did you ever end up building this?... i read your post about you saying you were going to build it but i never checked up to see if you did. honestly i like this alot better then pushing the button.. although my light is still on i can either turn the VDC off or the entire system by pulling the entire system. basically it turns it into the base model with LSD. drifting seems easier (it could just be in my mind tho...) i seem to have better steering response as well.. maybe its just all in my head?.. am i wrong?..

 

it took me a while with lots of problems figuring out how to be able to shutoff the VDC while the car was running, im not trying to make it sound over complicated but it wait a pain in the a$$ to get it to work. i think im going to get a different switch with a tint over it because the slear switch stands out a little too much for my liking, i will post pics of my installation when i do that. (so i guess it works out)

 

Am I the only one that is having a hard time with this thread??? So you are saying that even with the VDC off it is still on at some capacity? Please give more detail if you can.....

 

I read it as you saying it turns off VDC but you get "less braking!" I was lik HUH! if anything tahts more responsive too...

Now you know what I mean about all the things I said it felt like are more responsive... I guess its the Speed Sensitive Steering is bypassed as well?

 

yea. when you press the button, it doesnt fully disable the VDC System... read the thread he posted above it explains how to disable...

 

He's saying he can kill all power to VDC instead of just disengaging it.

 

you didn't read the threads he posted, right?

 

yeah this thread is more of a continuation of the previous thread..

Once we finish invintory here Ill make the switch I was thinking of making... I just havnt gotten around to it yet :-/

invintory is sunday... after that... much less stress!

 

Yeah kind of a continuation... but jason does completly killing the VDC somehow give me more responsive handling as well.... i think i might have read something about it in the origional post and this could just be some kind of subliminal message... haha, anyway i think i should have a second opinion. has anybody else done this and noticed a difference... or does anybody else wish to try it...?

 

I think it does... The 350Z is suposed to have Speed Sensitive Steering... and I believe this disables it...

 

The more I read about the VDC system the more I think that the Track version is a worse track car!!!

I'm getting a 350Z in Jan - not ordered yet. Thought I was convinced on the Trac version but now I have no clue again!

The 350 will be my daily driver (or weekends as I go to work by ferry) but I want to do some track work, say every second month and do tend to head into the hills for some "spirited driving" over the weekends. With that in mind, and the details included in this thread, is the increased cost of the Track version a waste of money?

Gimme a hint peeps!

 

i thought the G/Z had rpm (engine speed) sensative power steering? as opposed to vehicle speed sensative steering

 

what ever it is, this disables it...

 

Yeah I've noticed with VDC off you can still hear the BFD kicking in. [wrrrr,vrrrrr,wrrrr)

Although I can still do handbrake 180s and drift fairly well. Still, be nice to rid myself of all of it, when I want.

 

honestly i think that id rather be able to turn it on and off rather then just have it off all of the time.. as opposed to the base which does not have it..i just went for a drive in my Z and turned it on and off and honestly it handles alot better when its switched completly off... when the VDC is on it feels so sluggish

 

that is one nice thing about the base model. Although with no diff watch out